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Dermatology 4

10 - 14 November 2025 | Phuket, Thailand

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General Overview

This course consists of three different parts. The first part (first and second week) focuses on cutaneous diseases of endocrine origin and on acquired alopecic diseases of different aetiology. The second is be devoted to metabolic, nutritional, and seborrheic skin diseases, and the last part is devoted to skin diseases of environmental origin.

Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

1. Adequately perform and read endocrine tests.
2. Understand the use of histopathology in the diagnosis of alopecic conditions of dogs and cats.
3. Diagnose and treat systemic diseases with cutaneous impact (endocrine disorders, metabolic and nutritional disorders).
4. Diagnose and treat non-endocrine alopecic diseases of dogs and cats.
5. Diagnose and treat most common cutaneous diseases of environmental origin.

Main topics:
Endocrine diseases. Hypothyroidism, Cushing´s disease and sex hormone imbalances.
Miscellaneous alopecic diseases. Alopecia X. Follicular dysplasias. Canine recurrent alopecia. Pattern baldness. Sebaceous adenitis. Alopecia areata.
Metabolic, nutritional and seborrheic skin diseases.
Zn responsive dermatoses. Lethal acrodermatitis of bull terriers. Superficial necrolytic dermatosis – hepatocutaneous syndrome. Seborrheic syndromes. Feline acne. Tail gland hyperplasia.
Environmental skin diseases. Actinic dermatoses. Burns. Radiant heat burns.
Callus and pressure point pyoderma.

Language

All modules will be held in English.

Requirements: Open For All

CPD Hours: 40

Tuition Fee: 1.390 - 2.390 EUR

Course Language: English

Preliminary Full Program (Click to Open)
Monday, 10th November 2025, Endocrine disorders

09:00 – 09:45 Cushing ́s syndrome (I) – Etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs (Miller)
09:45 – 10:30 Cushing ́s syndrome (II) – Diagnosis, treatment (Miller)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Hypothyroidism (I) – Etiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs (Bourgeois)
11:45 – 12:30 Hypothyroidism (II) – Diagnosis, treatment (Bourgeois)
12:30 – 13:15 Discussion of clinical cases
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 Discussion of clinical cases (including abdominal US)/Journal Club (Miller, Bourgeois)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Wrap up, Q&A, Derm Dx Quiz (Miller, Bourgeois)

Tuesday, 11th November 2025, Endocrine disorders. Alopecic diseases

09:00 – 09:45 Sex hormone imbalances (Miller)
09:45 – 10:30 Follicular dysplasias (I) – Alopecia X (Bourgeois)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Follicular dysplasias (II) (Bourgeois)
11:45 – 12:30 Sebaceous adenitis – Alopecia areata (Miller)
12:30 – 13:15 Discussion of clinical cases (Miller, Bourgeois)
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 Histopathology of canine alopecic diseases/Journal Club/Student presentations (Miller, Bourgeois)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Wrap up, Q&A, Derm Dx Quiz (Miller, Bourgeois)

Wednesday, 12th November 2025, Metabolic, nutritional, and seborrheic skin diseases

09:00 – 10:30 Zinc responsive dermatoses – Lethal acrodermatitis of bull terriers (Bourgeois)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Superficial necrolytic dermatitis – Hepatocutaneous syndrome (Miller)
11:45 – 12:30 Seborrheic syndromes – Feline acne – Tail gland hyperplasia (Miller)
12:30 – 13:15 Discussion of clinical cases (Miller, Bourgeois)
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 Trichoscopy/Journal Club/Student presentations (Miller, Bourgeois)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Wrap up, Q&A, Derm Dx Quiz (Miller, Bourgeois)

Thursday, 13th November 2025, Environmental diseases

09:00 – 09:45 Actinic dermatoses in dogs (Bourgeois)
09:45 – 10:30 Actinic dermatoses in cats (Bourgeois)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45 Moderate temperature burns (Miller)
11:45 – 12:30 Callus and pressure point pyoderma – Hygroma (Miller)
12: 30 – 13:15 Discussion of clinical cases (Miller, Bourgeois)
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 Wet lab: Dermatoscopy/Journal Club/Student presentations
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Wrap up, Q&A, Derm Dx Quiz (Miller, Bourgeois)

Friday, 14th November 2025, Special focus: Feline dermatology

09:00 – 10.30 Review of some feline infectious diseases dermatology interest (Bourgeois)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Other feline dermatologic conditions (Miller)
12:30 – 13:15 Discussion of feline clinical cases (Miller, Bourgeois)
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00 Discussion of feline clinical cases/Student presentations (Miller, Bourgeois)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Wrap up, Q&A, Derm Dx Quiz (Miller, Bourgeois)

Course Masters

Course Location

Hotel Indigo Phuket Patong, Rat U Thit 200 Pee Rd Phuket, 83150 Thailand

Registration and Fees

Tuition fees correspond to the country where you are currently employed.

Discount tuition fee for Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, Lebanon and Vietnam: EURO 1.490,–

    Early registration: Euro 1.390,-

    (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 10th August 2025)

Discount tuition fee for Macao, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan: EURO 1.790,–

    Early registration: Euro 1.690,-

    (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 10th August 2025)

Tuition fee for Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Canada, and USA: EURO 2.390,–

    Early registration: Euro 2.290,-

    (Deadline for FULL early registration payment: 10th August 2025)

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